No. 25A329

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International, et al. v. Hyun Jin Moon, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-09-22
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: church-autonomy doctrinal-interpretation first-amendment hierarchical-organization judicial-review religious-freedom
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the First Amendment forbids a court from deciding whether a denomination is hierarchical when it asserts that the church-autonomy doctrine makes its resolution of questions of polity, governance or doctrine binding on the court.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment's church-autonomy doctrine precludes judicial review of a religious organization's internal governance and doctrinal determinations

Docket Entries

2025-09-22
Application (25A329) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 30, 2025.
2025-09-18
Application (25A329) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International, et al.
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Petitioner